WATCH: The Best From 6 Olympic Gay Divers

Tom Daley's coming out may reinvigorate interest in his sport, and so we look back at other out divers.

BY Tiara Chiaramonte

December 05 2013 8:04 AM ET

American Patrick JeffreyPatrick Jeffrey competed at the Summer Olympics in 1988, then he came out before returning for the 1996 Olympics. He coaches diving at Florida State University. Since he started in 1999, the diving team is by all accounts a dominating force in the Atlantic Coast Conference.